Guides to sending files properly
Everything here is written to be useful whether or not you ever use Yungle. Comparisons name competitors and credit them, every claim about another company comes from that company’s own documentation, and where we fall short it says so.
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Alternatives & comparisons
Honest comparisons of the services people actually use, with every claim taken from the other company’s own documentation.
Start hereFree WeTransfer alternatives, compared honestlySwissTransfer sends 50 GB free with no account; WeTransfer allows 3 GB a month. Every free tier compared from first-party pages, plus the options for business.8 min read·16 guides in this subject- Dropbox Transfer alternativesDropbox Transfer is tied to a Dropbox plan and its own limits. Here is what else sends large files, and what you give up or gain by moving off it.4 min read
- Smash alternatives for sending large filesSmash queues free transfers over 2 GB and expires them inside 7 days. How the alternatives handle large files, what each really limits, and which to move to.4 min read
- Filemail alternativesFilemail sells speed and very large transfers. Here is where its alternatives are stronger — retention, storage location, client delivery — and where they are not.4 min read
- SwissTransfer alternativesSwissTransfer is free, Swiss-hosted and generous with size. Here is what its alternatives add — longer retention, client galleries, an API — and who needs them.4 min read
- WeTransfer vs Dropbox: which one for whatOne sends files and forgets them, the other stores and syncs them. Which you want depends on whether the file is a delivery or a document you keep working on.4 min read
- WeTransfer vs Google Drive for sending filesGoogle Drive shares files from your storage; WeTransfer hands over a copy. The difference decides who keeps access, who pays for it, and what happens later.4 min read
- The best file sharing for photographersDelivering a shoot is not the same as sending a file. What photographers need — galleries, client selection, folder structure — and which services provide it.4 min read
- The best file transfer for video editorsHundreds of gigabytes, dropped connections and clients who need a preview before the final. What video work demands from a transfer service, and who delivers it.4 min read
- File sharing for creative agenciesWhat changes when several people send on behalf of one company: shared accounts, a processing agreement, retention you control, and links that survive staff leaving.4 min read
- European file sharing services, comparedWhich file transfer services are actually run and hosted in Europe, how to tell the difference from an EU data centre, and when that distinction matters legally.4 min read
- The best secure file transfer services“Secure” covers four different promises, and most services keep only some of them. How to read the claims, and which services hold up when you check.4 min read
- Google Drive sharing limits: what stops you sendingDrive holds files up to 5 TB, so size is rarely the problem. The limits that bite are links that never expire, no download receipts, and data processed worldwide.3 min read
- OneDrive sharing limits: what you get without 365OneDrive shares files up to 250 GB, but passwords and expiry dates on links need Microsoft 365, and data may be processed in the US. What that means for sending.3 min read
- Smash vs WeTransfer: which free tier suits you?WeTransfer's free plan counts 3 GB or 10 transfers across a rolling month; Smash sends 2 GB with priority and queues bigger files. Sourced, dated, with no prices.3 min read
- SwissTransfer vs WeTransfer: a sourced comparisonSwissTransfer sends 50 GB free with no account and keeps files up to 30 days; WeTransfer's free plan allows 3 GB or 10 transfers a month. Where each one wins.3 min read
Sending files
Practical answers for when a file is too big to send the way you normally would.
Start hereHow to send large files: every method that worksEmail limits, cloud links, transfer services, and physical drives — what each one can actually carry, what it costs, and how to pick between them for your file.5 min read·20 guides in this subject- How to send large files by emailEvery mail provider caps attachments at around 25 MB. Here is why, what happens when you exceed it, and the four reliable ways to send the file anyway.4 min read
- How to send large video filesVideo is the file type that breaks every limit. What to compress, what never to compress, and how to get a multi-gigabyte cut to a client without it failing.4 min read
- How to send large files through GmailGmail stops at 25 MB and offers you Drive instead. What that actually does to your file, who can then reach it, and when you want something else entirely.4 min read
- How to send large files on WhatsAppWhatsApp caps documents at 2 GB and re-compresses video you send as media. How to keep the original quality, and what to use when the file is bigger than the cap.3 min read
- How to make a video file smaller to sendWhich settings actually shrink a video, which quietly ruin it, and how to tell before you send whether compressing is the right answer or the wrong one.4 min read
- How to send 4K and RAW video to a clientProRes, camera RAW and long 4K cuts run to hundreds of gigabytes. How to hand them over intact, resume when the upload drops, and avoid re-encoding the master.4 min read
- How to send RAW photos to a clientA shoot is hundreds of files with a folder structure that means something. How to deliver RAW and edited images so the client gets them the way you organised them.4 min read
- How to send large files from an iPhoneMail Drop, AirDrop, iCloud links and the browser all handle big files differently on iOS. Which to use for a video, a folder, or something going to an Android phone.4 min read
- How to send a whole folder, structure intactZipping loses nothing but adds a step for the recipient; most services flatten your folders instead. How to send a directory tree so it arrives the way it left.4 min read
- How to send large files securelyPasswords, expiry, encryption and link secrecy each protect against something different. Which ones you actually need, and the order to think about them in.4 min read
- Your WeTransfer link expired. Now what?Expired transfers cannot be reopened by the recipient or the sender. What you can still do to get the file, and how to stop it happening on the next delivery.4 min read
- How big is a 4K video file?Roughly what a minute of 4K costs you in gigabytes, across the codecs people actually shoot and edit in — and why the same footage varies by a factor of thirty.4 min read
- How to share BIM models and CAD files with clientsStop attaching models. Send each issue as one link with its folders intact, collect consultants' models with an upload link, and see who downloaded what.4 min read
- How to collect year-end documents from clientsGive every client one upload link that files their bank statements, invoices and payroll straight into their own folder. No attachments, no chasing, no account.3 min read
- How to send stems and mixes to a mix engineerBounce every stem from bar one at the session's sample rate, name files so they sort, add a notes file, and send the folder as one link — never re-encoded to MP3.3 min read
- How to get useful client feedback on video cutsSend a browser-friendly review copy, one version per link, and ask for notes as timecode plus change. Keep the master out of it until the cut is approved.3 min read
- How to share large files with studentsOne link per course holds the term's recordings, slides and datasets; a separate upload link per assignment collects coursework into one folder. No student accounts.3 min read
- Branded file transfer: your domain, not oursClients should download from files.yourstudio.com with your logo, not from someone else's site. What proper white-labelling includes, and the questions to ask first.3 min read
- How to send files without an accountUpload on the home page, copy the link, send it: no sign-up for you or the recipient. What anonymous sending gives up, and the signs you have outgrown it.3 min read
Privacy & compliance
What the rules actually require when the files belong to someone else.
Start hereGDPR-compliant file transfer: a six-point checklistA file transfer is GDPR compliant only with a DPA, EU storage you can live with and deletion you control. The six-point checklist, and how four services answer it.7 min read·13 guides in this subject- Is WeTransfer GDPR-compliant?The short answer is that it can be, and that the harder question is whether your use of it is. What their own documentation says, and what it leaves to you.4 min read
- Does WeTransfer use your files to train AI?No: WeTransfer says in writing it does not train AI on your files or sell them. What the July 2025 terms said, what changed, and what to check in any service.3 min read
- What file transfer sites load before you click anythingWe loaded 14 file transfer homepages and logged every third party contacted before a click. Seven called ad, analytics or recording services; seven called none.3 min read
- Is Dropbox GDPR-compliant?Dropbox offers a processing agreement and EU storage on some plans. What that covers, what it does not, and the questions worth asking before you rely on it.4 min read
- How to send confidential documentsContracts, records and anything under a duty of confidence need more than a link. The controls that matter, in the order they actually reduce your risk.4 min read
- Sending sensitive client data safelyHealth, legal and financial files carry obligations ordinary work does not. What changes in practice, and what to have in place before the first delivery.4 min read
- The US CLOUD Act and your filesJurisdiction follows the company, not the server. Why an EU data centre run by a US provider is a different guarantee from an EU company, and when that matters.4 min read
- What “end-to-end encrypted” really meansMost services calling themselves encrypted hold the keys. What the difference buys you, what it costs, and how to work out which kind you are actually being sold.4 min read
- How long should you keep client files?Retention is a privacy control, not a storage bill. How to pick a period you can defend, and why keeping everything forever is the riskiest option available.4 min read
- How to send case bundles securelySend bundles as a link, not attachments: a password sent separately, an expiry date and a receipt — and end-to-end encryption for the documents that need it.3 min read
- How to password-protect a download link properlySet the password when you create the link and send it by text or phone, never in the same email. Add an expiry date, and know when a password is not enough.3 min read
- Expiring download links: why and how longEvery link you send outside your organisation should stop working on a date you choose. How to pick the lifetime, and what belongs in a lasting collection instead.3 min read
Green file transfer
How to find a file transfer service that is genuinely low-carbon, and how to check.
Start hereEco-friendly file sharing: how to chooseWhat actually determines the footprint of sending a file, which claims are meaningful, and how to pick a service on evidence rather than on a green logo.4 min read·6 guides in this subject- Is cloud storage bad for the environment?Data centres use real power, but the number that matters is how long your files sit there. Where the footprint actually comes from, with the arithmetic shown.4 min read
- How to tell if a service is actually greenRenewable-matched, carbon-offset and genuinely efficient are three different claims. The questions that separate them, and the answers a real one can give.4 min read
- The carbon footprint of sending a fileRoughly what a transfer costs in energy, why storing it for a year costs far more than sending it, and how much of the published arithmetic to actually trust.3 min read
- The greenest file is the one you deletedMost of what any company stores is never opened again. Why retention is the largest lever you control, and how to shorten it without losing anything you need.4 min read
- Green IT questions that get real answersA vendor sustainability form most suppliers can pass without changing anything. The questions to ask instead, and what a good answer to each looks like.4 min read
For developers
Moving files from your own code, your pipeline, or an AI agent.
Start hereMoving files from your own code: an API guideWhat an API-first delivery pipeline looks like end to end — create, upload, finalise, notify — and the decisions that are painful to change once you have built it.4 min read·6 guides in this subject- Resumable uploads, and why they are hardA 100 GB upload will drop before it finishes. How resumable protocols work, why chunk size is not a free choice, and the bug that makes a client retry forever.5 min read
- Large file uploads in the browserChunking, retries and aborts in the browser, plus the two folder-drop traps almost every implementation still has — one of which silently truncates at 100 files.4 min read
- Sending build artifacts from CIGetting a large build output from a CI job to a client or a colleague, with real workflow configuration and the failure modes worth handling before they bite.4 min read
- Giving an AI agent access to files, safelyAn agent that can read your files can be steered by them. Why a file MCP server should expose no destructive tool at all, and what a safe one looks like.5 min read
- How to send files from Python, with receiptsLet the Yungle CLI move the bytes resumably, parse its JSON in Python, then use requests to check who downloaded the file. About twenty lines, no uploader to write.3 min read